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GRAINY
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Irregular inflected forms: grainier , grainiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
Example:
it left a mealy residue
Synonyms:
coarse-grained; farinaceous; grainy; granular; granulose; gritty; mealy
Classified under:
Similar:
coarse; harsh (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles)
Derivation:
grain (a relatively small granular particle of a substance)
graininess (the quality of being composed of relatively large particles)
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